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Woolever, C., Bruce, D., Kopacz, J., & Smith-Williams, I. (2020, December 5). U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2008/2009, Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Congregational Profile Survey.
Summary
More than 500,000 worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations across America participated in the U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Wave 1 and Wave 2) - making it the largest survey of worshipers in America ever conducted. Three types of surveys were completed in each participating congregation: (a) an attender survey completed by all worshipers age 15 and older who attended worship services during the weekend the survey was given; (b) a congregational profile describing the congregation's facilities, staff, programs and worship services completed by one person in the congregation; and (c) a leader survey completed by the pastor, priest, minister, rabbi or other principal leader. Together the information collected provides a unique three-dimensional look at religious life in America. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology: A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition.)
This data file contains data for the sample of Church of God (Cleveland, TN) congregations that completed the Congregational Profile Survey form. (U.S. Congregational Life Survey Wave 2 COG Attender data and COG Leader data will be provided in separate data files.)
In Wave 1 and Wave 2, other denominations were also invited and encouraged to draw a random sample of their congregations. Denominational samples were large enough so that the results are representative of worshipers and congregations in each denomination. This allows denominations to compare their "typical" congregation and worshiper to congregations and worshipers in other denominations. Along with the PC(U.S.A), denominations participating in this oversampling procedure in Wave 1 and Wave 2 were Church of the Nazarene, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Seventh-day Adventist Church, United Methodist Church (UMC), and United Church of Christ (UCC). In Wave 2, the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) also participated by surveying a national random sample of their denomination's congregations. (From Appendix 1, U.S. Congregational Life Survey Methodology, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition.)
The Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Congregational Profile data can be linked to the COG Attender data and COG Leader data by the CONGREGA variable.
Q45A1, Q45B1, Q45C1, Q45D1, Q45E1 represent times in four digits, on a 24-hour clock. So morning services stay as they are and 12 is added to evening services to make them on the 24-hour clock. Examples: 8 a.m. would be 800, 8:30 a.m. would stay as 830, 7 p.m. would be 1900, and noon would be 1200.
Principal Investigators
Cynthia Woolever, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), co-principal investigator
Deborah Bruce, Associate Research Manager, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), co-principal investigator
Joelle Kopacz, Research Assistant, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Ida Smith-Williams, Associate for Information, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Beyond the Ordinary: 10 Strengths of U.S. Congregations. 2004. Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, Westminster John Knox Press.
Places of Promise: Finding Strength in Your Congregation's Location. 2008. Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, Westminster John Knox Press.
Leadership That Fits Your Church: What Kind of Pastor for What Kind of Congregation. 2012. Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, Westminster John Knox Press.
